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Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2023
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Jun Yeob Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Woo Yong Lim, Suwon-si, KR;

Ji Yun Jung, Seoul, KR;

Assignees:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;

AUROS Technology, Inc., Hwaseong-si, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/70633 (2013.01); G03F 7/706831 (2023.05); G03F 7/706845 (2023.05); G03F 7/706849 (2023.05);
Abstract

An overlay measurement device includes a light source configured to direct an illumination to an overlay measurement target in which a first overlay key in a first layer and a second overlay key in a second layer are positioned, the second layer being stacked on an upper portion or a lower portion of the first layer, a lens assembly including an objective lens configured to condense the illumination on a measurement position of at least one point in the overlay measurement target and a lens focus actuator configured to control a distance between the objective lens and the overlay measurement target, and a detector configured to acquire a focus image at the measurement position based on a beam reflected on the measurement position.


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